Bottle-washing apparatus.



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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22. 1912. 1,260,329.

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BOTTLE-WASHING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

Application filed August 22, 1912. Serial N 0. 716,363.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY J. CHILTON, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bottle-fashing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in bottle washing apparatus and refers more particularly to a machine of the so-called rotary type.

Among the salient objects of the invention are to provide a construction in which a series of bottles are automatically washed and then rinsed while moving with a traveling conveyor; to provide a construction in which the bottles after being washed and rinsed and while still in the conveyer are automatically inverted and delivered to a suitable transfer mechanism for filling; to provide a construction in which a plurality of bottles are carried by an endless traveling conveyer, first to the washing apparatus and there rotated synchronously with the latter and thence to a rinsing apparatus and there similarly rotated with the latter and then inverted and delivered to said transfer mechanism; to provide a construction in which the foregoing operations are all carried out during an uninterrupted travel of the conveyer. and in which the operations are all automatically performed; to provide a construction in which water is admitted to the brushes and rinsing apparatus at predetermined intervals by novel and improved types of automatically controlled valve mechanism; to provide a construction in which the various operating mechanisms are all or may be actuated from a single driven power; to provide a construction in which each brush and its coiiperating parts forms a single unitary structure which can be inserted in place or removed from the machine without disassembling or disarranging any of the other parts; to provide a construction which can be readily adapted for use with bottles of various sizes, to provide a construction which is of a relatively compact form and nevertheless can handle a maximum number of bottles in a given time; to provide a construction in which the operating mechanisms are in the main actuated by cams thus assuring a positive and reliable operation and in general to provide an improved construction of the character referred to.

The invention consists in the matters here inafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a vertical sectional. view of the washing, rinsing and transferring mechanism;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on lines 2 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 1 and showing more particularly a portion of the filling apparatus;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on lines 44 of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken just above the base of the washing and rinsing apparatus and filling apparatus;

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale of the washing apparatus;

Fig. is a similar sectional view of the rinsing apparatus;

Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional view taken on lines 88 of Fig. 7 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the valve plate used in connection with the rinsing apparat-us;

Fig. 10 isa fragmentary side elevation of one of the brush spindles and coiipcrating plunger mechanism Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken on lines 11-11 of 10 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view taken on lines 1212 of FigflO and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 13 is a view similar to Fig. 10 but showing the brushes in elevated position and parts broken away to show the interior construction;

Fig. 14 is a top plan View of the construction shown in Fig. 10;

Fig. 15 is a horizontal sectional view taken on lines 15-15 of Fig. 10 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 16 is a horizontal sectional view taken on lines 16-16 of Fig. 10 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

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Fig. 18 is a horizontal sectional v ew taken on lines 18-18 of Fig. 10-and-look1ng in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 19 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the brush guides;

Fig. 20 is a perspective view of a locknut used for securing'one of the gear hubs of the brush spindles in place;

of one of the brush spindles, and showing more particularly the socket into which the 7 lower end of the brush fits;

Fig. 25 is a perspective view of. the lock block whereby each brush is keyed to the spindle; Fig. 26 is a horizontal sectional view takenon line 2626 of Fig. 6 and showing particularly the valve plate used in connection with the washing apparatus;

Fig. 27 1s a horlzontal vlew taken on hnes 27 27 of Fig. 6 and showing more particularly a portion of the valve mechanism coeperating with the valve plate shown in Fig. 26;

Fig. 28 is a fragmentary perspective view of the adjustable plate used for confining the bottles in the holder, during the opera tion of washing;

Fig. 29 is a side elevation of the safety break away mechanism associated with the washing apparatus;

Fig. 30 is a horizontal sectional view taken on lines 3030 of Fig. 29 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 31 is a perspective view of a drain trough used in connection with'the washing and rinsing apparatus Fig. 32 is a vertical. sectional view of the ldler mechanism used for tensioning the cha1n conveyer;

lFig. 33 is a plan view looking down on lines 33-33 of Fig. 32;

17 is a horizontal sectional .view. taken on lines 17-17 of Fig. 10 and looking Fig. v34 is a side elevation looking from the point. shown on lines 34-34 of Flg. 32.

Fig. 35 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional View. showing the manner of 'conof the transfer mechanism; v

Fig. 40 isa diagrammatic view showing the manner .in which the bottles are inverted and then released from the conveyer;

Fig. 41 is a diagrammatic view showing the manner in which the brushes are moved into and out of operativeengagement with the bottles;

Fig. 42 shows a modified form of one of the bottle holders or cup forming part of the conveyer; 1

Fig. 43 is a horizontal sectional detail of the rinsing mechanism;

Fig. 44 is atop plan view partly in section of the main casting which connects the upperrnds of the washing and rinsing apparatus;

Fig. is a .view partly in side elevation and partly in sectionofpart of the driving mechanism; 7 I

Fig. 46 .is a fragmentaryhorizontal sectional view of one of the washingsets and the rotor: main frame; f V

Fig. 47 is a sectional.detail'view of a rotary valve disk and certain associated parts on line 4747 Fig. 27.. V

. Referring to the drawings 1 designates as a whole the main base casting, substantially rectangular in shape. To this casting is rigidlyys'ecured a'hollow standard 2 by means of a base flange Upon the main base casting isalso secured a .pair of somewhat similar supporting standards 2" "andh2 At their upperends these three standards are connected by means of a top platevor cast ng 1.0, this plate having bosses 11 12 and 13 which fit over the upper ends of the respective standards. The boss 13 is adjustably connected to the upper end of the standard 2 for a purpose hereinafter described. It may be here stated that the mainstandardi2 supports the washing mechanism, the standard 2" therinsing mechanism and the standard 2 supports an idler sprocket.

' Describing now the mechanism supported by the standard 2, upon it is mounted a rev- 

